Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-03-11
Local News.

Local News.
Brewer & Penhallegon are agents for
the sale of DupQnt's blasting powder.
1.-The Mccormick Trio" Messrs. Var
coe, Garfield and We'll, visited the
b. X. Bruce, ex-United States Sena-
ator, lectures tonight at Platteville on
"The Race Problem"
Harry Moore's Minstrels will give an
exhibition in the City Hall, Monday
evening, March 18th.
Ike Deller left on Monday morning
| for Milwaukee, where he will attend
the Spencerian Business College.
f. J. Kelly, of White Oak, Wis, has
been spending the last few days with
his sister, Mrs. T. ID. Mauger.
The line of the c. NJ. & st. p. Co is
being extended from from Albany to
New Glarus in Green county.
John Horn has placed in his store a
fine large coffee mill to enable him to
supply customers with ground coffee
A fine new stock of Spring Mill
merry Goods has been received at Kate
Lenahans, to which the attention of
the ladies is invited
J. A. Collins returned on Wednesday
to White Lake, Dakota, where he is
prosperously engaged in the black
smith business.
John l.. Miller, of Lost Grove, has a
In,,I1a haalnI oh &c
curiosity. 1t has two heads which or
fully developed excepting that one ear
is lacking on each.
John Frieden who has been visiting
for some time past with his parents in
this city, on Monday last returned to
his farm near White Lake, Dakota.
John Dillon and the Walters COM
pany will play the Lightning Agent, at
the City Hall on Tuesday evening,
March 18th. They receiveivery flatter-
ing notices from the press.
Last week The Democrat stated the
number of insane persons belonging to
Iowa county too low. There are now
at the new asylum fifty one patients,
besides tEos being treated at the Men
dota Hospital.
The direcyO rs of the Illinois Central
railroad, in their annual report state
that they have undertaken the build
ing of the Chicago, Madison & North
ern, and will construct new road from
Freeport to Chicago.
Considerable activity is manifested
in the tobacco works at Stoughton, and
about every buyer is in the field. The
one buying the most SO tobacco is pay
ing from 4 to 6 cents, in the bundle.
He began sorting tobacco on last Mon
| day and has about 20 hands at work.
Arena Eye:-Silas Schellenger, agent
for the the Darlington Radiator, spent
few days in town this week. He is
also introducing school aliases, charts,
and supplies. He is genial gentle
man and well finished educationally.
He was late candidate for superinten-
dent of schools on the Prohibition
ticket.
Attorneys Spensley & Mcllhon have
| removed their law office from the City
Hall to the First National Bank build
ing, phere they have convenient rooms
fitted up with hard wood floors, new
book cases for their library, new desks,
etc. They are very conveniently and
pleasantly situated for the practice of
their profession.
We learn with regret that Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Narcoe intend to soon re-
move from this city and make their
future home in California Mr.. Varcoe
has for number of years ably filed
the position of general agent for the
Mccormick Harvesting Machine Co. A
host of friends will wish Mr.. and Mrs.
Varcoe health and prosperity in their
home in the Golden State.
At Edgerton the old crop of tobacco
is being packed up rapidly. During
the past week about 500 eases of the
81 crop have been purchased. One
buyer has also purchased $50 cases
about Fort Atkinson. The average
price paid for the 'S5 crop is from 5 to
cents, with prospect of raise in
| the price in the near future. The old
crop will likely be cleared out at these
prices, while the prices for the new
crop are advancing.
Recently four boys or young men
deliberately threw stones through the
windows of the Mount Vernon school
house in the town of Mitfiin, breaking
considerable window glass. As is sell
dom the case in such acts of vandal-
ism, the young scamps were caught in
the act, and on Monday of last week
| arrested and taken before Justice
Thomas Patetield, who made them pay
fines and the costs of suit. 1t is hoped
that they have learned lesson that
will not soon be forgotten.
The Zinc works are running right
along under full head of steam, and
are doing excellent work. Their ca
pacitv has been greatly increased and
the Oxide turned out is of the finest
quality. The company has an immense
quantity of coal on hand and large
shipments of drybone are being con-
Stantly received from Montfort, Cobb
and other points. Since the last i'm.
provements have been made, it can be
said that the works are the best ar
ranged and most complete of the kind
in America.
Although the printing office of the
The Republican Observer was burned
out by the destructive fire which oc'
Cured in Richland Center on the
night of Saturday, February Goth
the paper was issued rs usual last
week. Editor Fogo has the sympath,
of the entire newspaper fraternity ii
his loss. The Republican has always
been good newspaper and has work.
ed hard to advance the interests of thu
people of Richland county, who ii
this time of need should give it in
creased support.
The sale of Short Horn cattle b,
j. ]. Ross X Sons. of this city, cam,
off on Wednesday as advertised. TIL,
bad condition of the roads, and tn,
threatening weather in the morning
} doubtless kept away considerable
. number of buyers; while the dull time